Selah
1980
20th century
134.5 cm x 167.4 cm (52 15/16 in. x 65 7/8 in.)
Dee I. Wolff
(Springfield, Missouri, 1948 - )
Primary
Object Type:
painting
Artist Nationality:
North America, American
Medium and Support:
Acrylic, gold leaf and oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of the artist, 2002
Accession Number:
2002.2833
“Selah” is a Hebrew word that means the pause at the end of a line of a hymn before the next line begins. It is a moment for waiting and gathering, an instant of suspended alertness that shapes what is to come.